Tag, I'm it
So Extemporanea wants to know what 7 songs I'm into right now. This is no doubt supposed to be terribly revealing of my musical tastes and what have you, but I'm not sure it is. I don't actually own any CDs by any of these artists, though I see a FOPP trip in my future that may remedy this. I had to look up who actually performs a couple of them. They all seem to have come my way by some random means, such as via iTunes' free download of the week or a Q compilation. In fact two of them are from the latest Q CD — 80s covers — which I heartily recommend. (Don't roll your eyes like that. Yes, I have cheesy taste in music, but the operative word here is covers. The selection does rather rock.)
So. Seven songs.
"Fill my little world", The Feeling. Yes, the one that's on the radio every bloody time you turn it on. Yes, the totally fluffy teenage poppy one. It's perky and catchy and I am greatly enjoying it. So there.
"Life is so easy now", Son of Dave. Just gorgeous. Bluesy harmonica-y mellow gorgeousness.
"Heartbeats", Jose Gonsalez. Yes, the one from the Sony TV ad. I am clearly hopelessly impressionable and boring. Tough. It's a lovely song and I like it. So there, again.
"Personal Jesus", Johnny Cash. A very unexpected version. Touch of the godbothering, but it intrigues and pleases me.
"Burning sands", Silicone Soul. Gorgeous hypnotic electronica. Very enjoyable.
"Faith", The Boy Least Likely To. This, and the next one, are off that Q 80s mix. I never liked the George Michael original, but this has a perky fingersnapping cuteness that is very infectious. And surprising. I really like surprising covers.
"Running up that hill", Placebo. Sheer genius. Measured and just a little bit sinister. I can't leave the room if this is playing. (Apparently you can get hold of it on the special edition of Sleeping With Ghosts.)
There you have it. Three covers and five perky songs. Hm. Representative? Probably not.
I'm supposed to tag another 7, but I can't imagine who would be reading this that hasn't already done it, or doesn't regularly post whatever they're into anyway. (Yes, Patroclus, I'm thinking of you.) So I'll fall back on the traditional "I'm tagging YOU... if you wanna."
5 comments:
Johnny Cash also did a cover of U2's "One", which is pretty cool.
Ren
I'm so with you on Heartbeats. I've been obsessing over that track from the first time I saw the ad, and eventually paid the £0.99 on iTunes - my first such purchase - to own my very own repeat-playable copy. The rest of his music is pretty decent as well, but nothing quite so awesome. Between that and Goldfrapp, I don't think I've played much else the last two weeks.
Ahhh, Goldfrapp! She knits, you know. (Me and my one-track mind...)
I might just have to consider myself tagged - need blog content, yanno. That Johnny Cash song is incredible, and the album it's from - American IV: The Man Comes Around - is one of my favorites, all around excellent.
Great, a very good taggee you are. I await your list with anticipation. And that album is on my FOPP list...
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